Fractional CTOfor mission-driven teams.
You don't need another solution. You need the right outcome.
Also engaged as fractional CIO or VP of Engineering. The title matters less than the way I work.
Start with the outcome.Leave behind a team that doesn't need me.
Some arrive with a solution already researched. Others just know something isn't working. Either way we start with the outcome you're after, which makes the right solution easier to see and cheaper to build.
Fractional leadership for nonprofits and B Corps.
Much of my practice sits with nonprofits, B Corps, and mission-driven teams: a group pushing policy toward financial equity for Black women, a nonprofit behind national movements, an early-stage organization shaping how the country approaches data centers.
They want their energy on the mission while the technology holds up underneath. More on why mission-driven work.
Safeguards for your people and community
Security for your staff and the sensitive data of those you serve. Built to what funders and boards expect, said in plain language.
Tools that free up your team
Technology that takes the busywork off your plate, so the hours go to the work only your team can do.
AI that respects your mission
Used in a way that serves the work and protects the people behind your data, without the hype.
One person, all the way through.
Engineering, security, and technology leadership, much of it in healthcare and other industries where the stakes are high and the rules are strict. The behavioral-health infrastructure I built for a California county still runs today, and the platforms I've helped build serve enterprise teams across AI, healthcare, and enterprise SaaS.
The best thing I do happens in the hard rooms. When a decision has stalled and everyone is talking past each other, I'm the one who says: let's get one shoe on, then the next.
The shape of an engagement.
Figure out where you're actually headed
We name what “better” looks like, even if all you have today is a sense that something needs to change. If you can't put it into words yet, defining it together is step one.
Find the highest-value move you can make now
I map where things stand, find the work that returns most for least, and we start there. Real progress in weeks, not quarters.
Build it so your team can carry it
Every solution is shaped to how your team works, and handed off so they can run it without me. The exit is written in from the start.
Depending on where you are, the work goes by a familiar name: fractional CIO, fractional CTO, or fractional VP of Engineering. The title matters less than the way I work. Engagements usually run 8 to 20 hours a month on a fixed term, typically around six months, and renew as the work does.
You'll recognize a few of these.
- You're making architecture or security calls that will be expensive to unwind later.
- A deal, an audit, or a funder needs a compliance story you don't have yet.
- Your engineering team is growing faster than the leadership around it.
- You need senior technical judgment, but not a full-time executive hire yet.
Need hands on the work, not just the strategy?
GSD is my engineering team. Full-stack build, security, and day-to-day IT for organizations that need people on the tools, with mission-aligned pricing for nonprofits and B Corps.
Tell me what you're trying to figure out.
Thirty minutes, no pitch. If it's a fit, we'll shape it on the call. If not, I'll point you somewhere better.
Book a callshiraz@getsitdone.ai